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The list of shipwrecks in September 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1866 .
1 September
2 September
4 September
5 September
6 September
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Arago
France
The lugger was wrecked on the Brake Sand, off the coast of Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to L'Orient , Morbihan .[ 13] [ 14] [ 6]
Dickey Sam
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She sank the next day with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Heron ( United Kingdom ). Dickey Sam was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 13] [ 15] [ 16]
Excavator
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by an on-board explosion at Sunderland.[ 6]
Hero
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with the assistance of Louisa ( United Kingdom ) and taken in the River Colne .[ 6]
Ross D. Mangles
United Kingdom
The steamship , a collier collided with the steam collier Ryhope ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh , Suffolk with the loss of a crew member. Ross D. Mangles was on a voyage from the River Thames to the River Tyne .[ 17]
7 September
8 September
9 September
10 September
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Chasseur
France
The brig was wrecked on the Greengrounds, in the Bristol Channel . Her crew were rescued by the tug Tweed ( United Kingdom ). Chasseur was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Barcelona , Spain.[ 25]
Mauritzberg
Flag unknown
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean more than 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off Cape Clear Island , County Cork , United Kingdom . Her crew took to a skiff . They were rescued on 15 September by Cambrian ( United Kingdom ). Maritzburg was on a voyage from Montreal , Province of Canada , British North America to London , United Kingdom.[ 26]
Nicholas Harvey
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground at Hayle , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued by the Hayle Lifeboat Isis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 27]
Rosabelle
United Kingdom
The sailing barge was run down by a brig and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet , Kent with the loss of two of the three people on board.[ 6]
Will o' the Wisp
British North America
The ship was wrecked in Bay St Lawrence . She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City , Province of Canada .[ 28]
11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Akbar
United Kingdom
The reformatory ship was run into by the barque Isabella in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[ 24]
Alice Woods
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 24]
Bhima
India
The steamship collided with the steamship Nada ( India ) and sank in the Red Sea 180 nautical miles (330 km) from Suez , Egypt with the loss of 79 of the 101 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Suez.[ 29]
G. A. Holt
United Kingdom
The barque ran against the pier at Birkenhead , Cheshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aden .[ 24]
George Douthwaite
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Point De Galle , Ceylon . She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 6]
I. Benjamin
United States
The ship struck a landing stage at Birkenhead and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool.[ 24]
John Bunyan
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by the steamship Ariel ( United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. John Bunyan was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay. She was taken in to Liverpool for repairs.[ 24]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked near Tralee , County Kerry with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Exmouth , Devon .[ 24] [ 30] [ 27]
12 September
13 September
14 September
15 September
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
George T. Marsh
United States
The schooner foundered off the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 41]
Jamaica Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Egremont, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to London .[ 34]
Marie Berthe
France
The ship ran aground and sank off "Normontiers". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dinan , Côtes-du-Nord to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 42]
Onward
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked off the Isla Gorriti , Uruguay. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Rosario , Argentina.[ 43]
Reliance
The brig ran aground on the Girdler Sand, in the Thames Estuary . She floated off but sank in the Prince's Channel with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Kingdom of Fife ( United Kingdom ). Reliance was on a voyage from Guernsey to the River Thames .[ 44]
Three Sisters
New Zealand
The schooner was en route from Dunedin to Greymouth when she was caught in a gale. The captain attempted to put her into Nelson Harbour for safety, but she hit Arrow Rock and foundered.[ 45]
16 September
17 September
18 September
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Emilie
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in five minutes after hitting the Seven Stones reef , between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall , England , in fog while bound from Poole for Runcorn , England. Her crew of five survived.[ 50]
Rival
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Juist , Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands; or from St. Monance , Fife to Schiedam , South Holland[ 51] [ 52] [ 53]
Toms
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the Newarp Sandbank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 42] [ 54]
Xiste
France
The brig collided with the steamship Rota ( Portugal ) and foundered off the North Foreland , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Nazaire , Loire-Inférieure , France.[ 42] [ 38]
19 September
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Emilie
Spain
The ship was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos , Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 49]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba for the English Channel . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 55]
Mountaineer
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was refloated and beached at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk, where she was wrecked. Her nine crew were rescued.[ 54]
Robert
France
The ship was driven ashore at Dinas Dinlle , Caernarfonshire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine to Swansea , Glamorgan , United Kingdom.[ 51]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Blanc-Sablon , Province of Canada , British North America for Queenstown, County Cork . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 55]
Sardian
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rangoon , Burma .[ 49]
20 September
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Boaz
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 33]
Dove
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Hartlepool , County Durham . Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London .[ 65]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[ 33]
Jane and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship departed from "Launce-a-Loup" for Teignmouth , Devon . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 55]
Ladyburn
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by Trident ( United Kingdom ). Ladyburn was on a voyage from Tønning , Duchy of Holstein to London .[ 62] [ 66] [ 67]
Oscar
Austrian Empire
The brig was lost off Pernambuco , Brazil .[ 11]
Sheridan
United States
The screw steamer was lost through stranding.
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk at Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham when a load of iron rails was dropped, holing her. She was refloated and towed to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire for repair.[ 33]
Warrior Queen
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Droogden, in the Baltic Sea .[ 33]
25 September
26 September
27 September
29 September
30 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1866
Ship
State
Description
Ada G. York
United States
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 76]
Aurora
Flag unknown
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 September.[ 77]
Cornelia
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off St. Paul Island , Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America.[ 34]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Cronstadt.[ 78]
Esperance
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Liverpool.[ 9]
Eunice
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea before 23 September. Her crew survived.[ 62]
General Sale
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Beersimio", British North America before 27 September. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Quebec City.[ 79]
George J. Marsh
United States
The schooner was lost near the Magdalen Islands while on the passage from Ivitgut, Greenland . Crew saved.[ 80]
Hawthorn
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Kent on or before 18 September. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 42]
Hector
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Malta to Odessa , Russia .[ 81]
Humboldt
United States
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cuxhaven to New York .[ 75]
Huquay
United Kingdom
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Shanghai , China .[ 33]
J. G. Marsh
United States
The ship was wrecked before 27 September. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 79]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk before 23 September. She was on a voyage from Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands to South Shields , County Durham. She was refloated on 25 September.[ 33]
Margaret Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brigantine sank on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay . She was refloated on 6 September.[ 4]
Morielle
France
The brig was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. Her ten crew were rescued by the yacht Emanuel ( Denmark ).[ 82]
Oyapock
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the River Plate before 20 September.[ 51]
Retriever
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, British North America before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City. She was refloated.[ 83]
Rising Dawn
United States
The ship was wrecked before 27 September. She was on a voyage from Greenland to Philadelphia.[ 79]
San Francisco
Brazil
The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 84]
Severn
United Kingdom
The ship foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Cape Melazzo, Sicily , Italy . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Messina , Sicily.[ 33]
Tickler
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Eleuthera , Bahamas in late September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana , Cuba .[ 85] [ 86]
Zoe
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Appledore , Devon .[ 87]
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